Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle, Volume 75

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1794
 

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Page 62 - Let us endeavour to see things as they are, and then enquire whether we ought to complain. Whether to see life as it is, will give us much consolation, I know not •, but the consolation which is drawn from truth, if any there be, is solid and durable ; that which may be derived from errour must be, like its original, fallacious and fugitive. I am, dear, dear Sir, your most humble servant, 'SAM. JOHNSON.
Page 86 - I thought proper to make a declaration of the views and principles by which I am guided. I have ordered a copy of this declaration to be laid before you, together with copies of...
Page 489 - ... conceived it to be his duty to lay the substance of them before the Archbishop of Paris, some years previous to the commencement of the revolution; at the same time undertaking to demonstrate, that the system contained in them menaced approaching ruin both to the church and state.
Page 61 - April 26. 1752, being after 12 at Night of the 25th. " O Lord! Governor of heaven and earth, in whose hands are embodied and departed spirits, if thou hast ordained the souls of the dead to minister to the living, and appointed my departed wife to have care of me, grant that I may enjoy the good effects of her attention and ministration, whether exercised by appearance, impulses, dreams, or in any other manner agreeable to thy government.
Page 563 - I apprehend, they had formed a judgment of what we were. The greateft exertion was ufed by every officer and man in the (hip to get the other fore-fail and main top-fail bent. The fore top-maft being fo badly wounded, the fore top-fail was of but little moment ; however, the people brought the damaged fail to the yard again, though it could not be hoifted ; but, before we got the...
Page 387 - He was created a peer of Great Britain, by the title of lord Camden, baron Camden in the county of Kent; and July 30, 1766, he was appointed lord high chancellor of Great Britain.
Page 512 - ... languages are digested, this work will be more complete and perfect, and also more useful, than any that hath been hitherto published in that kind, and that the printing thereof will much tend to the glory of God, and the public honour of our nation ; and, therefore, we do heartily desire, that it may receive all due encouragement and furtherance from all whom it may concern, " JA. ARMACHANUSy " JOHN SELDKN." The Greek Jire ; an ancient mode of warfareifrom Andrews1 s History of Great Britain,...
Page 76 - ... had, however, awakened their fears for their lives. Thinking this to be the case, I addressed them, expressing my readiness to land them in a place of...
Page 371 - ... the Commissioners who have managed the present capitulation, and will lay down their arms at .the place of their embarkation. Three days will be Allowed for the evacuation of the Fort, and the Commissaries of artillery and stores will remain in.
Page 76 - ... insufficiency of their force allowed it, being reduced, by the retreat of the gun-boats, to a single felucca and a mortarboat, which had expended its ammunition, but contained thirty men with cutlasses. We now proceeded to burn the Hero and Themistocles, two seventy-four gun-ships, lying in the inner road.

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